The 2022 Influential Woman in Trucking Award nominee class has been cut down to four worthy finalists.
Sponsored by Daimler Truck North America, 2022 marks the twelfth year the Women In Trucking Association (WIT) will recognize female leaders. The award serves the dual purpose of encouraging women to consider good-paying careers in the freight transportation industry.
“We’re impressed by the high caliber of finalists for this year’s award. All four demonstrate exemplary leadership and are making significant and positive contributions to their networks, workplaces, communities, and the transportation industry as a whole,” WIT president and CEO Ellen Voie reportedly said. “We applaud their passion and commitment to change the landscape in which women serve.”
These are the four finalists and biographical information offered by WIT:
Trina Norman: Transportation Operation Manager, UPS
Norman is the South Cal Feeder Operations Manager with UPS and has been with the company for 32 years. She has proven to be a well-rounded leader and a global citizen. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, where she has served as an activity member for 24 years. She also mentors and sponsors young college students to achieve their academic goals while attending college. In October of 2016, she attended UPS Driver Training School (DTS) in South Holland, Illinois where she became a Certified Feeder Driver Trainer.
Her mission is to recruit, empower, mentor, and encourage women to join the elite women behind the wheel at UPS.
Jill Quinn: President, Centerline Drivers
Quinn is the executive leader of Centerline Drivers and PeopleReady Skilled Trades, driving business growth and performance excellence and cultivating customer partnerships for these two TrueBlue companies. With more than 25 years of leadership experience, Quinn leverages her knowledge and expertise to ensure customers receive the qualified drivers or skilled tradespeople they need to keep their businesses moving forward.
She has received several honors and accolades, including Staffing Industry Analysts Global Power 150 and Women In Trucking Association’s (WIT) Top Women to Watch list over multiple years. Quinn sits on the National Private Truck Council (NPTC) Board of Governors. Under her leadership, Centerline has been named one of the Top Companies for Women to Work For in Transportation by WIT four times and a 2021 Top Workplace by Energage.
Mari Roberts: Vice President of Transportation, Frito-Lay
She leads a team of approximately 3,000 employees in both the field and headquarters organization responsible for the safety, cost, and service performance of the 28 Traffic Centers in the U.S. and 3rd Party Carrier Operations.
Roberts received her Certified Transportation Professional certification in 2009 and served as Chairman of the National Private Truck Council (NPTC) Institute Board of Governors from 2014 to 2022 and is currently the Secretary of the NPTC Board of Directors. She has been involved in and has held leadership positions with multiple Employee Resource Groups at Frito-Lay including the Women’s Inclusion Network, PepsiCo Asian Network, and served as the Executive Sponsor for the EQUAL ERG. Roberts also represents Frito-Lay with the Dallas Chamber of Commerce’s Executive Women’s Group.
Lindsey Trent: President & Co-Founder, Next Generation in Trucking Association
Trent is the Co-Founder and President of the Next Generation in Trucking Association, a non-profit trade association with the mission to promote trucking as a positive career field, create trucking programs while encouraging training and employment of young people in the trucking industry, and connecting them to training and employment opportunities.
She serves on the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Trucking Association and the Advisory Board of Fairdale High School where she helped start their Diesel Technician program.
The finalists are expected to participate in a panel discussion at the WIT Accelerate! Conference & Expo, held in Dallas, TX, Nov. 13-16, 2022. The winner will be announced after the panel discussion on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 9:15 a.m. CST.
Source: womeinintrucking.com
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